AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTIST

I’m a multi-media artist whose creations foster a celebration of African American history and culture

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Evocative mixed media portraits of luminous figures in the Black experience are my niche

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Gallery

Helen’s art is a dazzling mix of acrylics, pastels, collage and mixed media. It’s a visual feast you can’t miss!

Get excited to explore my vibrant paintings of people of color, highlighting their unique beauty and panache. Stay tuned for upcoming events and more!

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Tina

$400.00

Vibrant portrait of iconic singer Tina Turner

18 X 14 Acrylic and mixed media

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Misty's Swan

$400.00

18 X 24 Acrylic/mixed media action portrait of ballerina Misty Copeland in classic pose in Swan Lake Ballet

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Shaka

$300.00

Expressive portrait of Warrior King Shaka Zulu, standing boldly in traditional African garb, before the backdrop of a European sailing ship

Acrylic 18 × 24

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Exhibitions & Events

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February 5, 2022 3pm - 8pm

A Spectacular Black Girl Art Show

February 5, 2022 3pm - 8pm

April 3, 2022 3pm - 8 pm

A Spectacular Black Girl Art Show

April 3, 2022 3pm - 8 pm

May 3, 2022 1pm - 7pm

“She who came before me” Art Exhibition & artist Creative Wellness Initiative - Opening Reception 3/5/22 1pm - 7 pm

May 3, 2022 1pm - 7pm

Spectacular Black Girls Art Show

Sunday, January, 23rd 2022

MG Studiios, Los Angeles, CA

311 Gallery, “Your Place at the Table II”- November, 2021

Las Laguna Art Gallery, “Icons” - September 2021

Black Girls Who Paint, "Femininity” - July 2021

Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach California 2021 - The Second Half Exhibition

The International Art Show of Raleigh, Raleigh, North Carolina (IASoR) - June 2021

Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA "2021 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition" Runs April 9th - May 6th

Juror Christine Koppes, Curator and Director of Public Programs at the Institute of Contemporary Art San José, selected 56 visually intriguing works in a variety of media from among 800 entries submitted by artists on the left coast.

Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA – piece “Prima Ballerina” Show opens March 4, 2021

Las Laguna Art Gallery is pleased to present the Women in Art exhibition. They aim to celebrate the works of women artists, who sadly, have been marginalized for centuries within their field.

Light, Space and Time Online Art Gallery, February, 2021

The gallery’s competition for February 2021 was the 12th Annual “Abstracts” Online Art Competition. 2D and 3D, artists, (including photography & digital art) from around the world, were called upon to make online submissions for possible inclusion in to the Gallery’s March 2021 online group art exhibition.

Forgotten Children Inc.– piece “Carmen Lavallade” donated to online auction, October, 2020

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Evocative mixed media portraits of luminous figures in the Black experience are my niche

Helen’s art is a dazzling mix of acrylics, pastels, collage and mixed media. It’s a visual feast you can’t miss!

Featured Products

Exhibitions & Events

If art can be at the service of anything, it's about letting us see a state of grace for those people who rarely get to be able to be seen that way.

Kehinde Wiley

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